The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1993 - Page 3 Assembly debates racism, funding by Jennifer Tianen Daily MSA Reporter Emotions ran high as Michigan Student Assembly members dis- cussed Nazis and Amnesty International at last night's meeting. The Trotskyists asked MSA to endorse a flyer condemning the neo-Nazi group SS Action from recruiting in Ann Arbor. "(The Trotskyists) are the most active group in counter-demon- strating against the Nazis. If they have the time, more power to them," said Hunter Van Valkenburgh, MSA vice president. The flyer urges citizens to act against the neo-Nazi group, which convenes in Ann Arbor the third Saturday in March each year. Although debate occurred last week, the representatives over- whelmingly voted in favor of endorsing the flyer last night. "I don't know how you could not show some kind of disgust or disdain for this group and take some kind of action," said Janelle White, Peace and Justice Committee chair. In other news, an argument among various representatives re- garding student group funding prompted one representative run- - - m-il- Here are the polling sites and times for MSA elections: EECS Michigan Union Fish Bowl SNR Public Health Nursing Law CC Little Architecture Couzens MoJo South Quad East Quad Business Med Library Dow MLB Frieze Dental East Engineering School of Ed NCC Music UGLi Alice Lloyd Markley West Quad Bursley Rackham Grad Library Wednesday 8:15 a.m.-3:10 p.m. 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m. 8:45 a.m.-6:40 p.m. NONE 9:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.-12:45p.m. 10:45 a.m.-2:40 p.m. NONE 2:40 p.m.-5 p.m. 4:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. 4:45 p.m.-6:25 p.m. 11 a.m.-1:25 p.m. 4:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. 11:30 a.m.-1:55 p.m. 4 p.m.-5:55 p.m. 6:15 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.-9:40 p.m. 8:30 a.m.-3:25 p.m. 9 a.m.-12:55 p.m. 9:15 a.m.-12:25 p.m. NONE 9:45 a.m.-2:10 p.m. 10:45 a.m.-1:10 p.m. 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m. 12:45 p.m.-2:55 p.m. 3:15 p.m.-G:55 p.m. 4:30 p.m.-6:10 p.m. 4:55 p.m.-7 p.m. 11:15 a.m.-1:40 p.m. 4:40 p.m.-6:10 p.m. 4:45 p.m.-6:25 p.m. 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. 7 p.m.-10:10 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 9 a.m.-9:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m.-5:45 p.m. 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. NONE NONE NONE 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. NONE NONE NONE NONE 12 p.m.-1:25 p.m. 11:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. NONE 6:45 p.m.-9:10 p.m. NONE NONE 9:45 a.m.-12 p.m. NONE NONE 11 a.m.-3 p.m. NONE 2 p.m.-9:15 p.m. NONE NONE 11:30 a.m.-1:10 p.m. 4:45 p.m.-6:20 p.m. 3 p.m.-6 p.m. 7 p.m.-9:25 p.m. Gubernatorial candidate criticizes Engler 's policies by David Shepardson Daily Government Reporter A leading candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomina- tion came to campus to speak last night. But he didn't come far - he's a University professor. Former U.S. Rep. Howard Wolpe (D-Battle Creek), who will officially announce his candidacy for governor early next year, spoke to a group of about 50 students during a meeting of the Israel-Michigan Public Affairs Committee at Hillel last night. Wearing a politican's typical light blue suit and striped tie, Wolpe - a University graduate - spoke about the "neglect of the Reagan- Bush-Engler decade." Using the student audience to practice his campaign speech, Wolpe sounded political themes - not un- like those of President Clinton - in criticizing Republicans and Governor John Engler. He discussed at length the "terrible legacies of the Engler ad- ministration." First among them is the "economic decline of Michigan, the decline of business and the loss of sheer population from the state," he said. Most important, Wolpe said, is creating a partnership between busi- ness, government and labor to elimi- nate the divisive and confrontational attitude which inhibits further eco- nomic growth. Wolpe, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, decided to return to Michigan instead of becoming a Washington lobbyist because, "I wanted to ad- dress the problems so critical to the future of Michigan." He criticized the governor's pro- posed property tax cut, saying, "It's 'I wanted to address the problems so critical to the future of Michigan.' - Howard Wolpe a little ridiculous to pass a cut in ed- ucational funding without repaying the funding." Wolpe proposed changes to the state educational funding system to equalize funding through a combi- nation of new income and property taxes. Wolpe criticized the "uncaring" manner in which the governor elimi- nated General Assistance funding to nearly 90,000 people and closed mental hospitals. While he said it was an issue he would study closely, he stopped short of endorsing the restoration of state General Assistance. Wolpe also discussed the effects of military base closings on Michigan's economy. He said "retraining and relocation proce- dures" should be in place for Michigan's two military facilities scheduled to be closed. John Truscott, press secretary for Engler, dismissed Wolpe's criticism of the Engler administration, saying the administration had made great strides and Wolpe was merely trying to grab headlines. "Come on. It's almost two years before the election," Truscott said. "This is political grandstanding in trying to develop the seeds of an un- certain candidacy." Wolpe has announced the cre- ation of a gubernatorial search committee to locate his supporters. He encouraged students to get in- volved in his campaign by contact- ing his Lansing office. Wolpe, who is a visiting political science professor in the Institute for Public Policy, teaches a graduate seminar in politics and race. He is conducting a simulation on differing economic situations Saturday. _, ning for re-election the race. to drop out of "Tonight, I offered an amend- ment to fund Amnesty International at U of M with the same amount of money allotted to the U of M Engineering Council for a party on North Campus," said Scott Sproat, a Rackham representative. "I cannot in good conscience be a member of an organization which places more value on having a party than saving the lives of thousands of political prisoners." by Jennif Daily MSA F Member Coalition (C and they're anymore. The glov attempting t Yesterda entitled "T MSA Presid to sue Progressives over poster Wr Tianen Hackner, Progressives, began this morning, so the issu Reporter The quotes were followed by will not be resolved until after th s of the Conservative the slogan, "Let's Get Serious! voting is tallied. "C) are fighting mad, Elect people who will do some- The Progressives can be fin not going to take it thing on MSA -- Vote up to $25 if the CC is deemed t Progressive." winner in this suit. es are off. The CC is The CC, however, insists the Presidential candidates Hou o sue the Progressives. quote attributed to House is false. and Greenberg were dismayed t ay morning, posters "I did not say that. Absolutely the posters. elling Quotes from not," House said. "It's a complete "I was in shock. I can't belies ential Candidates" ap- lie out of the clear blue." anyone would stoop that low1 ue he ed he se by ve to peared in Angell Hall. The quotes were as follows: 'I am uncommitted," Craig Greenberg, Michigan Party; "Homosexuality is a psycho- sexual disease," Brent House, CC; and, "I want to revitalize the Assembly by making it more ac- cessible to students, by empower- ing the student body to have a voice in University decisions that affect them and by aggressively fighting the Administration's 15 percent tuition increase," Jason The CC is filing suit with the Central Student Judiciary - MSA's highest court. One CC candidate said the suit will inconvenience everyone involved. "This is coming at a really poor time. It's an issue that the Progressives think they can get away with these kinds of things," said Michelle Toger, CC vice- presidential candidate. The CC was not able to sched- ule a court session before elections put outrageous lies on a poster," House said. Greenberg also expressed prob- lems with the campaign poster. "If Brent did say it, I find it to- tally reprehensible," Greenberg said. "The Michigan Party com- pletely supports homosexual rights including adding sexual orienta- tion to the Regental Bylaw 14.06. Furthermore, my quote was taken out of context and has nothing to do with Brent's comment about homosexuality, but rather about the MCC ballot initiative." R I MATTHEWSd/Daly Stick em up Bumper stickers plaster the back of a van parked on Maynard Street yesterday. Researcher discovers that lupus changes shape of DNA molecule * Correction Michelle Toger, the Conservative Coalition's candidate for MSA vice president, is not currently a representative to the assembly. This information was incorrectly reported in the editorial "The Michigan Party" in yesterday's Daily. by Kelly Bates A University researcher has taken the first step in finding an effective treatment for lupus. Assistant chemistry Prof. Gary Glick discovered that lupus antibod- ies actually change the shape of the DNA - a cell's genetic code for its structure and function - within the cells to which they bind. "Antibodies are one of the body's defense mechanisms for fighting off bacterial and viral infections," Glick said. "In lupus, your body recognizes itself as being foreign. In some sense it tries to destroy itself." Glick said other antibodies in addition to lupus bind to DNA, but lupus antibodies are different in that they begin to fight the substance in- stead of fighting infections. He added that the antibodies change the shape of the DNA in a process he calls "induced fit." "(The antibodies are) inducing a structural change in the DNA," he said. Lupus antibodies bind to a single strand of DNA and then "melt" into an adjacent double strand of DNA, producing a larger single strand that has a much stronger bond with the antibody. Previously, researchers did not realize that lupus antibodies changed the shape of the DNA. This meant they were looking at the wrong molecules. "One has to look at what the DNA looks like when it is attached to the antibody surface," Glick said. Since the appearance of lupus 30 years ago, scientists have been pon- dering why these antibodies target DNA instead of diseased cells. "That is the specific question that we're interested in," Glick said. He explained that if the answer to that question were found, researchers would be on their way to finding an effective treatment for the disease. David Fox, chief of rheumatol- ogy in the University Department of Internal Medicine and director of the University Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center, said lupus sufferers can have mild to life-threatening symptoms. He added that the disease can attack any organ in the body. "In severe cases, these abnormal antibodies bind to sections of DNA and become lodged in the patient's kidneys where they trigger inflam- matory reactions by white blood cells that can lead to kidney failure," Fox said in a press release. Student groups SAmericanCivil Liberties Union, meeting, Law Quad, Hutchins Hall, Room 118, 7 p.m. Q Hillel, "Europa, Europa," movie, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Q Hindu Students Council, survival of Hinduism, MLB,Room B135, 8 p.m. Q Japan Student Association, meet- ing, Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room,8 p.m. Q Newman Catholic Student Fel- lowship Association, U-M Catholic Student Fellowship, 7 p.m.; CenteringPrayer,7p.m.;St. MaryStudentParish,331 Thomp- son St. U Social Group for Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals, meeting, East Quad, check room at front desk, 9 p.m. Q Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club, practice, CCRB, Martial Arts Room, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Q Students Concerned About Ani- mal Rights, meeting, Michigan Union, MUG, 7:30 p.m. Q TaeKwonDo Club, regular work- out, CCRB, Room 2275, 7-8:30 p.m. Q Time and Relative Dimensions in Ann Arbormeeting, Mason Hall, Room 2439,8 p.m. U U-M Amnesty International, -.'Mat i r .- a 1W nn. 177,7 Union, Anderson Room, 8 p.m. U U-M Students of Objectivism, Introduction to Objectivist Epis- temology,Chapter6, MLB,Room B 119,7 p.m. Events U ArtVideo, Bridget Riley, Art Mu- seum, AV Room, 12:10p.m. U CareerExploration Forum, Busi- ness School, Hale Auditorium, 4 p.m. Q Cesar Vallejo's Trilce: A Con- versation on Translation and a Poetry Reading, Rackham, East Conference Room, 4th Floor, 4 p.m. U Chemical Analysis of a Single Human Red Blood Cell, Elving Lecture on analytical Chemistry, Chemistry Building,Room 1300, 4 p.m. U Haiti Solidarity Group, Rice and Beans Dinner, and U-M Law stu- dents who worked with Haitian Refugees, speakers, Guild House, 802 Monroe St., 6-8 p.m. U Media Bias: A Comparison of the 1988 and 1992 Presidential Elec- tions, Michigan Union, Keunzel Room, 7 p.m. Q Music at Espresso Royale Cafe, Dan Orcutt, original music, 8p.m. Q Music at Leonardo's, Bursley Traveling Variety performing, 8- 1n Planning & Placement Program Room, 4:10-5 p.m. Q Thinking About Concentrating in Math?, information session, AngellHall,Room3201,3-4p.m. Q Using Daubechies Wavelets in Nonparametric Regression Modeling, Mason Hall, Room 451, 4 p.m.; coffee and cookies, Mason Hall, Room 1443, 3:30 p.m. U What Sells: Prostitution in Post- Communist Eastern Europe, CREES Brown BagLecture,Lane Hall, Commons Room, 12 p.m. Q Writing Cover Letters, Student Activities Building, Room 3200, CareerPlanning &PlacementPro- gram Room, 5:10-6 p.m. U You Can Quit!, quitting smoking program, University Health Ser- vice, 3rdFloorConferenceRoom, 12-1 p.m. Student services U ECB Student Writing Center, Angell Hall Computing Center, 7-11 p.m. Q Northwalk Safety Walking Ser- vice, Bursley Hall, 763-9255, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Q Peer Counseling, U-M Counsel- ing Services, 764-8433,7 p.m.-8 a.m. U Psychology Undergraduate Peer Advisin. 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